Govt. releases DRDO's COVID drug for emergency use
Updated: Developed with DRL, it reduces oxygen-dependence in patients Share Article AAA Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hands over the first batch of 2-DG anti Covid drug to the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, in New Delhi on May 17, 2021. Photo: Twitter/@rajnathsingh Developed with DRL, it reduces oxygen-dependence in patients The first batch of the adjunct COVID therapy drug, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) — developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), Hyderabad — was on Monday released for emergency use. Defence M...